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Here's the first look of what 2018 Kentucky high school football might look like if it was still the 4-class system with only the top two advancing to the playoffs out of each district that many of us grew up with. Here's Class A and I'll try to get the other three classes up the rest of this week.

The enrollment numbers used are the ones used for the 2019-22 realignment. Each district has six or seven teams. Classes were split evenly among the 221 schools and teams were not placed higher than their enrollment.

It will never happen, but I miss these days when district championships meant something and making the playoffs was an accomplishment.

Class A
District 1: Ballard Memorial, Crittenden County, Fort Campbell, Fulton County, Mayfield, Murray
District 2: Caverna, Clinton County, Hancock County, McLean County, Metcalfe County, Owensboro Catholic, Russellville
District 3: Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Danville, Fort Knox, Frankfort, Green County, Washington County
District 4: Carroll County, Eminence, Louisville Holy Cross, Gallatin County, Kentucky Country Day, Trimble County, Walton-Verona
District 5: Bishop Brossart, Beechwood, Covington Holy Cross, Dayton, Ludlow, Newport, Newport Catholic
District 6: Berea, Bracken County, Lexington Christian, Nicholas County, Paris, Fairview, Raceland
District 7: Harlan, Hazard, Leslie County, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg
District 8: Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Jenkins, Paintsville, Phelps, Pikeville, Prestonsburg

Playoff matchups according to latest H-L Rating the State:
Murray (D1-2nd) at Owensboro Catholic (D2-1st)
Hancock County (D2-2nd) at Mayfield (D1-1st)
Walton-Verona (D4-2nd) at Danville (D3-1st)
Campbellsville (D4-2nd) at Louisville Holy Cross (D4-1st)
Newport Catholic (D5-2nd) at Lexington Christian (D6-1st)
Raceland (D6-2nd) at Beechwood (D5-1st)
Williamsburg (D7-2nd) at Pikeville (D8-1st)
Paintsville (D8-2nd) at Hazard (D7-1st)